Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-05-26

Colby.
Tom Hiskie of Eustis was in this cit,
Friday last.
The court house fence 800 feet in all
is nearing completion.
Phil Troutfetter and C. B. Cox are owe,
this week from Burlington.
SENATOR PLUME is booked for the Dec
Grafton Day address at Topeka. May 30
The National Editorial Association
will hold its annual meeting in Denver
in September.
j. 5. Henderson of Seward was in Col
by visiting his daughter Mrs. John A
Walker last week.
W W. Walker has formed partner
ship with W. S. Willcoxon in loan and
real estate business.
The Mo. Pacific has submitted the
bond question to Sheridan county a sec
ond time. 1t will carry We are informed
John Felter of Harder, Neb is build
ing Il restaurant and lodging house 1Sx32
just east of Walkers livery stable. Har-
vey and Harder are doing the work.
T. F. Parker. of Hastings, Nebr. is now
located with us. He is an excellent car
penter. He and his family now live over
Douglas & Walkers drug store
1t is said County Attorney Willcoxon
has pain in his heart which is only
assuaged by a trip to Sherman county os-
tensibly on legal business
Robert Joyce of Iowa, is now clerking
for NJ. Denelan. He is very pleasant
young man. Mayor Donelan has his
store full now and neatly arranged and
gentlemanly clerks to wait on you.
Jesse B. Irwin of MankatO, Kansas is
now here with John Irwin register of
deeds. He will probably decide to re-
main with us permanently. He is a
splendid fellow and will be welcome.
Chas. Francis Adams, president of the
Z. p. r. r. says the Colby branch will
be built in early summer and that the
telegraph will be put up right away.
Surely Colby will boom then more than
ever
s. r. Wharton, agent and correspond
ent of Kansas City Journal was in city
Friday last. He represents that popular
and able journal with unusual ability
and address. The Journal has many
friend in Thomas county.
The Trego County Republican reached
our desk this week. 1t is as the name in
dicates Republican and live five col
umn quarto edited by Shepard and LO-
gan. This makes three newspapers for
MIR. F. d. Tonney, of VintOn. Iowa
while in Colby last week bought $4,000
worth of Burlington, Col. town lots. He
had never been to Burlington. but he
has great faith in the future of that
town.
w. ]. Howell of Quickville, Kas. was
n Colby Tuesday Mr.. Howell is one of
he best well borers in the country He
has more than he can do all the time
He bored so feet the other day in one
lalf day.
H. D. Pope, county clerk Summers
cousin is here from Defiance Mo. He
,Oes back in a few days but will return
his fall to live in Thomas county He
links Thomas county best county in
he state and will bear more praise than
We give it.
All the batteries of the local press |
ire at present turned upon r. l.. KEGS |
err. Will Hydon writes column of false
lush and sends it to the Thomas COun- |
y Democrat and the brainless ass at the |
lelm of that shebang, glad to get any
hing to fill in between the land notices,
Prints what will doubtless be the final |
block in his downward course
Think of a man away down in Thomas |
oun ty. claiming to have common sense
publishing whole column of slush from
lere that will not interest the people
wen of this place. Verify the local
eaders must suffer. Bird City Herald of
The good effects of advertising is evil
enced by the following letter:
OMAHA, Neb., May 10, 1887.
Publisher Tom Cat: Discontinue my
aper at once. Any editor who will lead
is unsuspecting victims through a
Olumn and half of tragedy like that
nacted at the State Bank, only to cry
rats" at the bottom, should be boycott
ed here and hereafter / was utterly
'rostrated by the imaginary sight of
UGH torrents of human blood, and you
hOuld be prosecuted to the full extent
f the law for perpetrating such heart
ess hoax upon an unwary public
P.S.
LATER am recovering. enclose
80 as tribute to the literary genius
ately appearing in the columns of the
at. Please continue my subscription.
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